The good news...
It worked. Increasing calories that is. I'm not hungry and lost at least one pound after an increase of 4lbs when I started increasing so now I'm down a total of 5 for the week if you are counting both the gains and the loss... Read more

The big test...
If I eat more will I lose more weight? Is it my nutrition thats holding me back?
So I'm eating...a lot. A lot more than I really feel like I want to eat. This is my experiment with more calories = weight loss. I'm... Read more

I weighed in first thing this morning...hoping hoping hoping and Hooorah!
248.8.
A 2.6 lb loss this past week. Which considering the amount of food I consumed made me wonder. Perhaps I'm not eating enough?! I know...silly to think t... Read more

It took Thanksgiving, food galore, mashed potatos, gravy, veggies, turkey, stuffing and all the rest to finally move the scale....
DOWN!!!
I made my 250 goal on 11/23. I woke up that morning and wondered how in the world after eating ... Read more

Zero...after last week's whine about how agonizing this slow loss is to have the scale register a zero pound loss is absolutely killing me.
And on the bright side is a zero pound gain.
*sigh*
Kickin' up the cardio this week. I wi... Read more

It Thanksgiving week! I really always loved Thanksgiving. As a child I spent it with my mother's side of the family. She is one of 9 children and each of those children have 5+ children of their own...so I have 50+ first cousins on that side ... Read more

I am impatient. I am eager to see change. I am wanting this weight to melt off faster and faster.
The whole 2lbs per week thing is K.I.L.L.I.N.G me. Actually, truth be told its probably saving my life or at least adding on years to my lo... Read more

I lost 2.2 lbs this week! Wooohoooo! Mid-week I weighed myself and was down 3.4, but I gained back that extra loss with an indulgence of PIZZA on Sunday night.
I also did measurements this week and have lost another 1.5 in my waist, 2 in... Read more

They came - those purple people eaters (purple BLII challenge team leader and her trusty right hand) They came to the pink princess palace and we had a great time.
If you get a chance to get to know your sparkfriends I highly recommend i... Read more

Oh my gosh...my sister my little sister up and got married 4 days ago and I JUST FOUND OUT!
Ok...so she IS 32 years old...married once before and divorced and she has a son, but...you still don't expect things like this!
I'm super ha... Read more

Well, I guess I'm just going to have to accept that my weeks of losing 4+ pounds may be over for awhile and I'm learning to accept that a 2 lb loss per week is ok.
I know I know...its the "healthy" rate of loss, but when you kick your own b... Read more

I have officially lost 30 lbs. Yes...I know its an unofficial mid-week weigh in, but I actually weighed in OVER 30 lbs so I'm going to take it and run with it!
30 pounds! thats as much as that fish up there weighs. That fish is like 1/2 ... Read more

Closing out October last night was fun. DH and I got out the fog machine and put up the black lights and had a bowl of candy I won't eat out. :) My favorite halloween costume of the night was the first trick or treater to come to my door. He... Read more

I'm going to try and keep this from being a total self-promotion and grandiose display of self-centered egomaniac...
BUT...
One of the mini challenges that I saw from my Pink Team today really struck me...
Tell yourself you love y... Read more